Contact

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Areas of Expertise

Jeremy Robinson

Expertise

Jeremy Robinson joined Gates and Partners in September 2011. He is a partner specialising in EU and Competition Law, and economic regulation. He focuses his advice on three sectors: aviation; aerospace and defence; and travel. He represents airlines and tour operators in competition, regulatory and consumer investigations carried out by authorities such as the Office of Fair Trading, the Civil Aviation Authority and the European Commission. In addition he advises defence and aerospace companies on defence procurement, the EU Defence Directive and the EU Treaty. Jeremy’s work includes

  • Merger control
  • Antitrust and consumer investigations
  • Antitrust counselling and compliance
  • Package Travel/ATOL regulation
  • Regulatory advice on Open Skies, slot allocation, EU ETS and EU 261 and EU blacklist
  • Scarce bilateral capacity
  • Defence procurement

Career

  • Partner, Gates & Partners; September 2011.
  • Bird & Bird LLP, London; 2006-2011.
  • Allen & Overy LLP, London; 1999-2006.
  • Assistant Director, Competition and Consumer policy, Department of Trade & Industry; 2003-2004.

Special Distinctions

Jeremy has been listed for several years in relation to competition law in Chambers and Partners UK and Legal 500 UK.

Education

  • Solicitor, England & Wales; 1999
  • MA (Hons), Modern History, University of Oxford; 1994.

Publications

  • “Introducing the Concept of “Predatory Entry” in European Competition Law”, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2011, Vol. 2, No. 4, Oxford University Press
  • “The Microsoft Browser case: why the Commission’s decision fails to convince”, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2010, Vol. 1, No. 4, Oxford University Press
  • “Intellectual property and competition law”, chapter 8 of Intellectual Property Law Handbook (ed. Brazell), Law Society Publishing 2008.

Public Speaking

  • Conference chairman, C5 EU Defence and Security Procurement, 17 June 2011, Munich
  • Conference speaker, C5 EU Defence Procurement conference, 16 November 2009, Brussels
  • Conference speaker, LexisNexis Competition Law for In-House Legal Advisers, 30 June 2009, London
  • Conference speaker, LexisNexis Competition Law for In-House Legal Advisers, 22 September 2008, London

Professional Affiliations

Treasurer, Competition Law Association (UK branch of the Ligue Internationale du Droit de la Concurrence)

Languages

French, German, Italian

Interests

Jeremy has a wide range of interests spanning music, martial arts, food, photography and travel. He is a keen jazz musician and enthusiastic follower of cricket.